gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
yellowish; tinged with yellow
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
yellowish; tinged with yellow
yellow race; Mongoloid race
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
pale yellow; light yellow
iron pyrites; fool's gold; pyrite
light green; yellowish-green
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
vegetables high in beta-carotene
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
sulfur spring; sulphur spring
Obaku school of Zen Buddhism
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
yellow and white; gold and silver; bribery; corruption
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
yellowish-white; pale yellow
yellowish; tinged with yellow
yellow clothes; Lama's clothes (e.g. Dalai Lama)
pale yellow; light yellow
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
yellowish; tinged with yellow
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)
twelve signs of the zodiac
calculus bovis; ox bezoar; cattle gallstone
golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus)
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
El Dorado; legendary land of wealth
ripening and turning yellow
macula; macule; macula lutea; yellow spot
Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism
gold letters; letters written in gold paint
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
greenhorn; youthfulness and lack of experience
yellow flower; plant with yellow flowers; chrysanthemum; rapeseed flowers
jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla)
Yellow River civilization; Huang civilization; cradle of Chinese civilization
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
Heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth
yellow flag (esp. in motorsport)
goldthread (Coptis japonica)
winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
yellow registration plate with black characters (used for private use light motor vehicles)
huangjiu; undistilled Chinese alcohol made of fermented grains
bright yellow (the color of amur corktree bark)
yellow light (traffic); warning sign; sign of danger
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
ecliptic longitude; celestial longitude
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
Japanese marten (Martes melampus); marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)
(artistic) golden section
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
sulfur mine; sulphur mine
luteal hormone (e.g. progesterone); progestogen; gestagen; progestin
(in Japan) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules
very auspicious day for all types of occasions
Medal with Yellow Ribbon (outstanding service)
age-related macular degeneration; ARMD
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
Yellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world
Astragalus root; Hedysarum root
orange color traditionally worn by the crown prince
large grass yellow (species of butterfly, Eurema hecabe); common grass yellow; yellow butterfly
sulphur oxide; sulfur oxide
copper pyrites; fool's gold; chalcopyrite
millet dough cake; millet mochi
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; MRSA
spoiled rice; spoilt rice
ōshiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
sweet potato variety (often used in shōchū brewing)
Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice); yellow-dyed leather
narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)
rising cloud of (yellowish) dust
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
double-yolk egg; double-yolked egg
Ōban; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
yellow soil; loess; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell; (arch.) underworld
flowers of sulfur; flowers of sulphur
grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea); gray wagtail
Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider)
black and yellow silk (offered to gods); heaven and earth
beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
yellow prussiate of potash
fledgling; young and inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)
falling of the yellow leaves and nuts (in autumn)
company union; yellow union
sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)
light green; yellowish-green
brandling (when used as fishing bait)
wampee (Clausena lansium)
wampee (Clausena lansium)
light green; yellowish-green
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
chestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)
Ixeris dentata (species of the daisy family)
man on horseback (species of mushroom, Tricholoma equestre); yellow knight
Japanese foliage spider (Chiracanthium japonicum)
millet dough cake; millet mochi
Yanbaru long-armed scarab beetle (Cheirotonus jambar)
eastern pale clouded yellow (butterfly, Colias erate)
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
quince monitor (Varanus melinus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Indonesia); yellow-head monitor
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; MRSA
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
rocket (Eruca sativa); ruccola; arugula
lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava); lemon lily; yellow day-lily
Ōban; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
wataka (Ischikauia steenackeri) (freshwater fish of the carp family)
Japanese mazus (Mazus pumilus)
ōgonkan (Citrus flaviculpus); golden orange; golden citrus; yellow mikan
fledgling; young and inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears
Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians); harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track
young and inexperienced person
celestial latitude; ecliptic latitude
yellowish (color, colour)
sulphur chloride; sulfur chloride
yellow sand phenomenon (dust carried on high winds from China)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
telolecithal egg (egg having the yolk situated primarily at one end)
homolecithal egg (egg having a yolk that is evenly distributed throughout)
yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)
1st note of the traditional Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D); eleventh lunar month
age-related macular degeneration; ARMD
Kibana rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
Jasminum umile var. revolutum; curled flower yellow jasmine
soy flour made from parched green soybeans
soy flour made from parched green soybeans
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be revived
centrolecithal egg; mesolecithal egg
yellow rice meal (coloured with essence of gardenia fruit)
southeasterly wind blowing around the fifth month of the lunisolar calendar (when marine fishes allegedly turn into tree sparrows)
purple sulfur bacteria; purple sulphur bacteria
fleeting nature of riches and honour (honor)
kimikan (Citrus flaviculpus); golden orange; ōgonkan
xanthochromism; xanthochroism; xanthism
longitude of the ascending node
reddish-yellow (colour); russet
kimizushi; sushi with egg yolk instead of rice
kimizushi; sushi with egg yolk instead of rice
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
Kogane Station (Hokkaido)
Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)
Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)
Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)
Japanese beetle; Popillia japonica
wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)
sulphur-crested cockatoo (sulfur) (Cacatua galerita)
horned dung beetle (Copris ochus)
soybean beetle (Anomala rufocuprea)
grey-tailed tattler (species of sandpiper, Heteroscelus brevipes)
wandering tattler (Tringa incana)
American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
twite (species of finch, Carduelis flavirostris)
garden springtail (Bourletiella hortensis)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica)
Asian comma butterfly (Polygonia c-aureum)
Asian comma butterfly (Polygonia c-aureum)
Asian comma butterfly (Polygonia c-aureum)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
Chinese yellow chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese leek sprouts; yellow garlic chives; gau wong
Chinese yellow chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese leek sprouts; yellow garlic chives; gau wong
yellow wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa)
yellow hornet (Vespa simillima xanthoptera, subspecies of the Japanese hornet, Vespa simillima)
median wasp (Dolichovespula media)
yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus)
pebbled butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus); multiband butterflyfish
pebbled butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus); multiband butterflyfish
Endoclita sinensis (species of moth)
yellow clown goby (Gobiodon okinawae)
membranous milk-vetch (Astragalus membranaceus)
yellow darter (Sympetrum croceolum) (dragonfly species of East Asia)